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to get rid of as useless or unwanted
just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work
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Recent Examples of jettisoned
Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
Scary Movie 5 jettisoned most of that, keeping only Zucker and screenwriter Pat Proft on the writing team and tapping Scary Movie 3 stars Simon Rex and Charlie Sheen for new roles.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
They are made up of a top plate and a heat shield, which is jettisoned before splashdown.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Yes, this feels like a knee-jerk reaction to wonder if an All-NBA Third Team, All-Defense First Team, Defensive Player of the Year runner-up and 24-year-old big man needs to be jettisoned.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Hill, jettisoned too late in the season to find a competitive seat, was stuck with the underfunded Arrows team.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Tremayne, Moore, Horn and Chisena are all legitimate NFL players and at least two of them will be jettisoned before the cut deadline.
—Mike Kaye
updated May 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Which is not to say that they’re never jettisoned as a scapegoat.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
An agreement for Disney to get an equity position in the massive start-up in exchange for licensing select characters also was jettisoned.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Verb
Five jettisoned from Arguijo-Mejia’s apartment, through his door, through the hallway wall, with three blasting into Ojeda’s kitchen.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
Scary Movie 5 jettisoned most of that, keeping only Zucker and screenwriter Pat Proft on the writing team and tapping Scary Movie 3 stars Simon Rex and Charlie Sheen for new roles.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
They are made up of a top plate and a heat shield, which is jettisoned before splashdown.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Yes, this feels like a knee-jerk reaction to wonder if an All-NBA Third Team, All-Defense First Team, Defensive Player of the Year runner-up and 24-year-old big man needs to be jettisoned.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Hill, jettisoned too late in the season to find a competitive seat, was stuck with the underfunded Arrows team.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Tremayne, Moore, Horn and Chisena are all legitimate NFL players and at least two of them will be jettisoned before the cut deadline.
—Mike Kaye
updated May 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Which is not to say that they’re never jettisoned as a scapegoat.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
An agreement for Disney to get an equity position in the massive start-up in exchange for licensing select characters also was jettisoned.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettisoned
Adjective
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In another development, researchers in the US developed a new method that could turn discarded data center hardware into a reliable, eco-friendly source of rare earths and valuable metals.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But especially especially Bea, who got dumped from the island.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 June 2026
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In order to standardize their modeling, over the last couple of decades climate scientists developed a suite of projections for how much CO2 would get dumped into the atmosphere via fossil fuel use.—
Adam Frank,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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The lot was filled with junked cars, equipment and garbage, the report shows.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Details of the incident remain sketchy, including whether the Apache ditched due to a mechanical failure or hostile action.—
David Szondy
June 09,
New Atlas,
9 June 2026
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Bringing nature to central Indiana Homes that have ditched the grass lawn in favor of bushy native ecosystems can be found in central Indiana from the heart of Fountain Square to Westfield.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Then Marte unloaded with a three-run homer — his first of the 2026 campaign — to create distance on the scoreboard.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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The three men dressed in loose-fitting work pants and hoodies unloaded two laser projectors (one for backup), some lenses, a laptop and battery packs onto carts and brought them to the middle of a pedestrian bridge that crosses over the 101.—
Oren Peleg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Verb
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An entire swath of Nuggets fans was lost forever.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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But the Rockets lost a player to a penalty late in the game, and Hanifin scooped up a loose ball in front of goalkeeper Addyson Mathews and scored to restore the two-goal lead.—
Matt Goisman,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
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“Jettisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jettisoned. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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